A Matter of Metals: Copper but Not Cadmium Affects the
Microbial Alpha-Diversity of Soils and Sediments — a
Meta-analysis

J 2023

A Matter of Metals: Copper but Not Cadmium Affects the Microbial Alpha-Diversity of Soils and Sediments — a Meta-analysis

SIGNORINI, Marco, Gabriele MIDOLO, Stefano CESCO, Tanja MIMMO, Luigimaria BORRUSO et. al.

Basic information

Original name

A Matter of Metals: Copper but Not Cadmium Affects the Microbial Alpha-Diversity of Soils and Sediments — a Meta-analysis

Authors

SIGNORINI, Marco (guarantor), Gabriele MIDOLO (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), Stefano CESCO, Tanja MIMMO and Luigimaria BORRUSO

Edition

Microbial Ecology, Springer Nature, 2023, 0095-3628

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.600 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00130387

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-02115-4

UT WoS

000862203100001

Keywords in English

Bacterial communities; Alpha-diversity; Soil; Sediment; Rhizosphere; Heavy metals; Meta-analysis

Abstract

V originále

Heavy metal (HM) accumulation in soil affects plants and soil fauna, yet the effect on microbial alpha-diversity remains unclear, mainly due to the absence of dedicated research synthesis (e.g. meta-analysis). Here, we report the first meta-analysis of the response of soil microbial alpha-diversity to the experimental addition of cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu). We considered studies conducted between 2013 and 2022 using DNA metabarcoding of bacterial and fungal communities to overcome limitations of other cultivation- and electrophoresis-based techniques. Fungi were discarded due to the limited study number (i.e. 6 studies). Bacterial studies resulted in 66 independent experiments reported in 32 primary papers from four continents. We found a negative dose-dependent response for Cu but not for Cd for bacterial alpha-diversity in the environments, only for Cu additions exceeding 29.6 mg kg(-1) (first loss of - 0.06% at 30 mg kg(-1)). The maximal loss of bacterial alpha-diversity registered was 13.89% at 3837 mg kg(-1). Our results first highlight that bacterial communities behave differently to soil pollution depending on the metal. Secondly, our study suggests that even extreme doses of Cu do not cause a dramatic loss in alpha-diversity, highlighting how the behaviour of bacterial communities diverges from soil macro-organisms.

Citovat

SIGNORINI, Marco, Gabriele MIDOLO, Stefano CESCO, Tanja MIMMO and Luigimaria BORRUSO. A Matter of Metals: Copper but Not Cadmium Affects the Microbial Alpha-Diversity of Soils and Sediments — a Meta-analysis. Microbial Ecology. Springer Nature, 2023, vol. 86, No 2, p. 1071-1081. ISSN 0095-3628. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-02115-4.

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SIGNORINI, Marco, Gabriele MIDOLO, Stefano CESCO, Tanja MIMMO and Luigimaria BORRUSO. A Matter of Metals: Copper but Not Cadmium Affects the Microbial Alpha-Diversity of Soils and Sediments — a Meta-analysis. \textit{Microbial Ecology}. Springer Nature, 2023, vol.~86, No~2, p.~1071-1081. ISSN~0095-3628. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-02115-4.

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